SSRN: a student's perspective on clinic

Legal
education has long been criticized for failing to prepare students for the
realities of the practice of law. This article explores how clinical legal
education programmes, offered at many Canadian law schools, may respond to this
criticism and provide an alternative to traditional legal education. Through a
reflection on the experience of working as a student at a community legal aid
clinic, the author offers a student's perspective on the challenges and rewards
of pursuing this type of legal education and discusses how clinical legal
education may better equip law students for their future career.